Sweet Potato Pie

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Me and Leah are going to Chattanooga for Thanksgiving next week, which I am excited about, because it will be a major vacation for us. Whenever I go to someone's house for Holidays, I never really have to bring anything, because I think my family thinks I cannot cook, which I am actually pretty good at it. But this year, I am going to go above and beyond and bring something and let them see my skills, so I decided to do sweet potato pie. This is probably one of the holiday dishes that I am the best at, so I am going to do a test run over the weekend, one for me and one for my girlfriend who is preggers as a little food gift. Anyways, I got my recipe from allrecipes.com and I am sharing it with you. Enjoy! and I will tell you how it turns out:-)

Ingredients
1 (1 pound) sweet potato
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust



Directions
1.Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
2.Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
3.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.